Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 318 | 356 | 416 | 416 | 453 | 510 | 701 | 603 | 497 | 437 | 427 | 437 | 448 | 572 | 599 | 707 | 567 | 374 | 322 | 322 | 227 | 185 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29AM2.68m | 6:55PM2.48m | 7:34AM2.45m | 8:04PM2.35m | 9:01AM2.34m | 9:32PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM1.14m | 1:02AM1.19m | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:30AM1.31m | 3:21PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | 422 | 374 | 322 | 322 | 227 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
266 | 318 | 356 | 416 | 416 | 453 | 510 | 701 | 603 | — | 437 | 427 | 437 | 448 | 572 | 599 | 707 | 567 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 276 | 276 | 678 | 1273 | 276 | 276 | 340 | 114 | 114 | 307 | 142 | 141 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 141 |
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